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Patented Feb. 13, 1323.

i UNITED STAT-Es PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. DEADY, OFy DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, MENTS, TO THE DAYTON DISC WHEEL COMPAN TION OF OHIO.

To all wlw/1n t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. Denny, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State 5 of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful lImprovements in Vehicle Wheels, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to vehicle wheels and more particularly to Wheels of the` disc or continuous web type particularly adapted S, Theobject of the invention is to simplify thestructure as Well as the means and mode of applying such wheels andmounting the tire riins thereon,y\rvhereby they will not only be clieapened in construction, but will be more efficient in use, positive in operation, easily and quickly mounted and demounted, and unlikely to get out of repair. A further object of the invention is to provide a disc or Web Wheel of light but for motor vehicle produced v either by casting from molten metal or by stamping the parts from sheet metal.

A further object of the' invention is to provide such a disc or Web Wheel, which-Will be readily applicable to existing vehicles, employing the original Wheel'hub designed for wooden spokes as a support and attachment for the disc orl Web of the present construction.

A furtherr object of the invention to afford improved means for securing the demountable rim upon such wheel, whereby it e willk not only be securely held while in use, but will be drawn into uniform bearing engagement with thel periphery of the discy wheel, and Will be readily demountable from the Wheel, `without the necessity of attachment bolts, keys or other such means.

With the above primary and other incidental objects in view as will more fully appear iny the specification, the invention lconsists of the features of construction, the parts .and .combinations thereof, and the mode of operation or their equivalents as hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. l is a sec- VEHICLE WHEEL.

y Application filed February 7, 1921. Serial No. 443,261.

side elevation of a F ig. 5 of the disc.

and 2 the axle, motor vehicles.

cupied by the hub flange 5.

bolts or studs 9 thru the riphery of the disc or w afford marginal flanges plane of the wheel.

the auxiliary hub or sleev Wheel hub v and also thru the web 6. By 90 this means, the 'web 6 is connected for rotation inunison with'the h BY DIRECT AND. MESNE ASSIGN Y, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORA- tional view ofthe assembled Wheel forming the subject matter hereof. F ig. 2 is a v portion of the wheel. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail sectional views of a modification of the rim engaging means.

is an enlarged detail sectional view rim and engaging portions of .the

Like parts are indicated by similar chai'- acters of reference thruout the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred, but not necessarily the only embodiment of the invention, l is a standard motor vehicle hub as at present employed in In the original construction kfor which the hub l Was designed, a series of radially disposed wood spokes were bolted tothe hub ange in the position ocdisc or web hereafter dev scribed. Mounted upon the standard wheel strong construction, which may be readily hub .l is a flanged sleeve or lauxiliary hubv 3, the interior bore of which conforms quite closely to the'peripheral surface of the hub l, and the fiange 4 of which abuts'up'on the 75 Slidingly mounted upon this auxiliary hub or sleeve 3 and abutting upon the outer face of the sleeve flange 4, is a circular supporting disc or web 6, having at its center an opening surrounded by a tiange 30 7 which conforms to the exterior of the auxiliary hub or sleeve 3. disc (5 is preferably though not necessarily strengthened by radially 'disposed ribs 8. The hub l, auxiliary hub which comprises the inner are iixedly yet detachably This web or 3 and the disc 6 85 face of the wheel, interconnected by l flanges 4 and 5 of e and the standard ub. The outer peeb 6 is enlarged to or beads l0, the h is beveled outa central openingl surrounded by a flange 12,l

conforming to the exterior diameter of the .sleeve or auxiliary hub 3, the face 'of this disc or web 11 may be given any desired .ornamental configuration for ornamental purposes. That is to say, it may be pro vided with 'a series of concentric grooves.` or beads or radially disposed ribs or depressions or ornamental figures may be` traced in Vanymanner thereupon. n ,ther draW-` ing no attempt has been made at ornamentation, and the disc or Web 11 has been shea/vn` positefto the peripheral bevelloi the Web 6.

The' angularity of the ,beveledl peripheries of the-discs or Webs is comparatively slight and agrees substantially With thebeveled or inclinedvsiirfaces, ordinarily `found upon the innery periphery"'oi1 the 'tire rim 15. Thek web o r `disc`11 is slidingly adjustable upon the sleeve orv auxiliary hub i3 to and from the inner disc vor k'web 6. It is yforcibly drawnfinvvard by means'of a fianged'hub 'cap'16, screw threaded upon the extremity ofthe auxiliary'hubor sleeve 3.

The tire riin 16, is oi' standardconstitue tion, and is va'riin such as isnow commonly employed 'upon motor `vehiclesl YThe stand- 'ard'riin atfthe'presenty time does not have anA v exactly flater cylindrical inner surface-but the inner i510@ f the channelle'd rim is slightlyinclineld or tapered as at 17, `with Which taper the inclined` or beveled periph eries olif the Webs 6, andpll agreel The rim positioned.abouttapered periphei'ies of theWebS Gand ll'withthe 4Webs iii distended or separated relation.'v By the adjust- 'l `nient of thel hubcap 16, the outermost web or vdisc 11 ispressed inwardlytowar'd the inner ldisc or web 6, thereby exertingv acamming or Wedging action upon the inner beveled faces ot' the surrounding tire rim 15,

i causing" the disc and rim to firmly'se'at one upon the other; The ytapered or slightly` divergent shape ofthe inner ffac-e of the rim and corresponding sbapevot the peripliecries of the-discprevents the rim from being laterally displaced Avhilein use, yet it is readily removable byreleasing the pressurel upoin the movable disc` or Web 11, thereby permittin'gv its,v tapered periplieryto be Withdrawn from engagement with the internal. taper ofy the rim. i

i lAny*suitablevfoirnfof nut loclmay be ein@ ployed yfor retaining the hub cap in its ad,-4

justed position'. There has been shown in Fig. 1 a form of detentpawl comprising a.

substantially U-shaped vspring `actuated plunger one arm of which has a reciprocating bearing in a lug orV boss 19, on the inner face ofthe web or disc 11, thru which it eY- tends into engagement with a series of' ratchet teeth 2O in the innerl face of the hub cap 16. This U-shaped plunger is actuated by a spring 21 into engagement with such ratchet teeth,

of the flange of the hub cap. Bydepressing the protruding endfof. the latter arm the while the' opposite arm `of the U-shape plunger extends Vthru a suitable lopening in the web 11k beyond the periphery plunger is disengaged from the hub cap,.-

permitting the latter to be removed. How-k ever, vupon the adjustment of. the hub cap the inclined ratchet teeth will 'ridek freely over the spring` actuatedplunger, l.wlriich' will automatically engage eachsu'cceeding ratchet tooth. A f

In Figs. Sand 4. tlierehas been shown modification of the rim .engaging means particularly applicable to those rims which do not have the desired interna-lbevel'or in# clined surfaces, vand for conditions 'of use,

wherein the use of the beveled pressure disc` as heretofore V`'described `may for any reason In the constructien Shownl in Fig. 3,' the innermosty disc or web '6 is prof.,

be undesirable.

vided with a peripheral seat 23, upon Which one side of the tire rimbears. Hinged to the inner face of the dis'c by means of suitable spaced lugs 211, are a pluralityfof transversely arranged fingers or rim engaging arms 25', the ends of which are out-turned as vat 26`to afford aseat for the opposite marginal edge ot the tire rim. The inner faces of these rim'engaging fingers or arms" y 24 are beveled at 2 7, to agree With the pe-v ripheral bevel of the adjustable web er disc 1 1. Thus instead of directly engaging ,the

tire rim as in the Vconstruction shown in Fig. 1, the adjustable discor Web`11 engages jk the beveled, surface of the arm ,24, te'i'idingf` by its cam like action` outiWi-izdly,v therebyl increasing the pressurelof the riml seat 26-V upon the engaged rim. n,

The rim engaging arms or fingers 24 may be provided in `any desired number or spaced relation. j

The modified construction shown in Fig. 4 possessesthe same wedging or canililze 'action to tighten Vthe rim` upon the ,ivheel discv or web, and afford theysame advantages' as the`primary construction, theprincipal Q f v difference being theinterposing of an inter,.-` mediate bearing member between the adjustable disc and the' rim.

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Fromthe above description it Willbe apu parentthat there isthus provided a ,device of the character vdescribed possessing thev particular features of advantage before enumeratedfas desirable', but which obviously is susceptible kof modification in "its form',v

proportions, detail construction and arrange ment parts Without departing from the offset inward-ly or each toward lface of one disc,

- sleeve,

principle involved orsacri'licing any vof its advantages. y

While in ordertocomply with the statute thevinvention has been described` in lan- ,any of its forms ormodiiications within the legitimate and valid `scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. In a vehicle wheel, an annular` rim, a pair of relatively movable discs surrounded by said rim, means for adjusting said discs in relation one with the other, a peripheral seat upon one-of said discs for the rim, a peripheral cam face. uponr the other disc bearing against the inner circumferential face of said annular rim adapted upon relative 'adjustment of the discs to exert an outward expanding pressure upon said rim.

2. In a vehicle wheel, an annular rim, two

relatively movable discs enclosed in said rim having oppositely tapered peripheral surfaces,

engaging with said rim in planes the other, in relation with the marginal plane of the rim, when operatively engaged therewith and means for relatively adjusting the discs in relation one with the other whereby the camming action ofthe oppositely tapered peripheries of the discs will subject the rim to internal expanding pressure. y

3. In a vehicle wheel, an annular rim, two relatively movable discs enclosed within the rim and engaging the rim intermediate the lateral margins thereof, means for laterally adjusting the discs in relation one with the other, and means whereby the relative lateral adjustment of the discs exerts an exrandinv` ressure b which the rim is securely held upon the discs.

' 4t. In a vehicle wheeh'the combination with ra standard vehicle wheel hub, of a flanged sleeve to enclose the hub, a pair of discs laterally adjustable in relation one with the other, a rim surrounding said discs, said flanged sleeve extending axially thru said discs withits flange engaging the outer and a clamp nut screw threaded upon the extended end of said an operative 'driving connection between the said sleeve and said hub and en-` gaging the outer vface of the other disc by which the discs `are laterally adjusted to effect an .operative engagement of the rim and discs whereby said parts are held in unitary assembled relation, independent of the hub.

The combination of a sleeve to inclose 4the hub of a kvehicle wheel, intercoiuiecting means affording a driving engagement therewith, a. pair of discs mounted upon the sleeve and laterally Iadjustal'ile in relation one with the other, a rim enclosing said discs and a clamp nut screw threaded upon said sleeve and by its adjustment holding the discs in operative engagement with the rim, said parts being held in unitary assembled relation independent of the enclosed hub.

6. In a vehicle wheel, the combination of a separable rim, a pair of independent discs engaging the rim adjacent to the opposite edges thereof, the marginal surface of one of the discs being cylindrical thruout a portion of its width and conical thruout the remainder of its width, the conical and cylindrical portions intersecting each other withl the conical portion' extending divergently outward from the line of intersection, and means to adjust said disc in relation with the other disc.

7. In a vehicle wheel, the combination of a pair of independent discs, and an independent rim engaged adjacent to its opposite edges by the respective discs one of said discs having an outwardly inclined marginal surface affording wedging engagement with the rim and an inwardly extending guide portion substantially parallel with the axis of the disc intersecting such outwardly inclined surface, and means for adjusting such disc in relation with the other.

8. In a vehicle wheel, an annular rim having arcuate `side flanges merging into the inner circumferential face of the rim, a pair of independent spaced discs having oppo- `sitely tapered peripheral seats engaging with the rimsubstantially at the point of mergence ofthe arcuate side flanges into the inner circumferential surface, and means to relatively move the discs one toward the other to exert an outward camming action upon the rim subjecting the rim to radial expanding pressure.

9. In a vehicle `wheel, the combination with a standard annular tire rim having arcuate side faces merging into the inner circumferential face ofthe rim, of two relatively adjustable wheel discs, the marginal edges of one of which is acutely inclined in relation with the axis of the wheel and engages the rim at substantially the merging point of the arcute lateral and circumferential inner faces of the tire rim, and means for relatively adjusting the discs, whereby said inclined edge will exert a camming action upon the rim to afford a radially expanding pressure.

l0. In a Vehicle wheel, the combination with a standard annular tire rim having arcuate side faces merging into the inner circumferential face of the rim, of two relathe dises being inclined einenl angie less than".y lnyiiend this ilftvhdayv yof animry A. I' D,

"hirgyy degreeS Ainieiation with the Wheel 1921. e axis and ineens' foi1` relati'xely adjusting the *v dises whereby Saidinelineidise inaifi'n will i n GDGR-GE F' DEADY" 5 exert radial eeniniingvpressnre Witnndie X/Vltnesses:

Tini; e Y Y l yJojrN DLINEEN, n testimony whereof, lheve hereunto Set GEORGE C. HEnMIvG.- 

